The Colored Catalogue consists of two parts: the weapons dating to the 19-18th Centuries B.C. until the late Middle Ages and the period of new history.
A great variety of pieces of military are have been discovered since III-II millennia when the first Armenian state formations organized on the Armenian plateau (Aratta, Mitani, Nairi, Hayasa, Ararat-Urartu). At this time regular military units were formed which consisted of infantry cavalry and chariots.
24 archeological items are assembled in the First Part of the catalogue, represented in chronological order, according to archeological sites or just separately if are one or two in number. Some objects are published for the first time.
The Second Part includes guns, pistols, daggers and sabers (55 objects) made in different countries in the 18th-19th Centuries which were mainly used during Russian-Persian and Russian-Turkish War. Arm belongings as shells, gunpowder containers and field-glasses are also represented.
The collection of weapons kept in the Museum is published for the first time.